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9/22: United Press Conference Against Muni Service Cuts - Muni Fare Strike Bulletin
*** United Press Conference Against Muni Service Cuts
*** Muni Cash Fare Revenue Stays Flat
*** Muni Cash Fare Revenue Stays Flat
MUNI FARE STRIKE
Bulletin #9
Monday, September 19, 2005
http://www.MuniFareStrike.net
THE MUNI FARE STRIKE CONTINUES!
PAY MORE TO WAIT LONGER? NO WAY!
STOP THE SERVICE CUTS!
REVERSE THE FARE HIKE!
BELOW:
*** United Press Conference Against Muni Service Cuts
*** Muni Cash Fare Revenue Stays Flat
*** UNITED PRESS CONFERENCE AGAINST MUNI SERVICE CUTS
The Coalition for Transit Justice, Social Strike and Muni Fare Strike
have come together to rally against the upcoming Muni service cuts. We
will be holding a united press conference this Thursday, September 22,
at Noon, at 16th and Mission. Everyone is welcome.
Starting Saturday, September 24, Muni plans to cut service on more than
thirty lines. Although Muni plastered the city with signs about its
recent fare hike, they have been pretty quiet about the impending service
cuts.
But riders will surely notice, starting Saturday. Many lines will have
fewer buses, including major routes like the 14-Mission, 22-Fillmore,
24-Divisadero, 38-Geary, and 47/49-Van Ness. On these and other lines
riders will be forced to wait longer and to ride buses that will be even
more crowded.
Some lines will shut down altogether at certain times, such as the
7-Haight, which will lose all its mid-day and weekend runs. On some lines,
routes will be shortened. For example, the 26-Valencia will no longer
go to SF State, and the 66-Quintara will no longer go downtown.
For a complete list of of cuts, listed by line, check out
http://www.MuniFareStrike.net/31962.html.
In addition to forcing Muni riders to wait longer for more-crowded
buses, these service cuts will inevitably drive many riders off Muni and
into their cars, thus reducing Muni revenues, and making our streets more
congested for both drivers and pedestrians.
Muni had previously talked about reducing service on the Metro lines --
the J, K, L, M and N -- but now they claim that cuts to these lines
"are not taking place in September." October? November? Maybe for
Christmas.
Of course, these service cuts are even more outrageous, given the
recent 20% to 40% increase in fares. Muni's managers apparently expect us to
have such a short memory that we won't realize that we are paying more
for less.
Right now, solidarity in action is the watchword. So, whether you are
part of the Coalition for Transit Justice, Social Strike, Muni Fare
Strike or are just an angry rider, come on out to the united press
conference on Thursday if you can. Basta!
*** MUNI CASH FARE REVENUE STAYS FLAT
We reported last week that we were told to direct all information
requests about Muni revenue to Maggie Lynch, Muni's public relations
officer, instead of Muni's revenue department. And so we did. However, Ms.
Lynch did not answer our calls for several days. Then, after the
much-appreciated intervention of Supervisor Chris Daly, we got our calls
returned, and, after a couple more days, we finally got some new revenue
figures.
The news isn't all that good for Muni's managers. As we reported
previously, Muni collected an average of $169,011 per day on Monday, August
29 through Wednesday, August 31. This was the week that San Francisco's
public schools reopened. Yet on Thursday, September 1, the day the fare
increase was implemented, and the first day of the fare strike, cash
fare revenue declined to $150,529.
The new figures given to us by Muni include weekday cash revenue
through Friday, September 9. The average cash revenue on those weekdays was
$168,342 (excluding the Friday before the Labor Day weekend and Labor
Day itself, both of which were considerably below normal).
While that $168,000 is up from the $150,000 of the first day, it is
still below the $169,000 average in the days just before the fare hike.
In other words, despite Muni's fare increase of 20% for adults, and 40%
for youth, seniors and the disabled, weekday cash fare revenue has
remained virtually flat during this period. That won't even pay for all
those "new fare" signs they stuck up everywhere.
When Muni's service cuts hit next Saturday, forcing Muni riders to wait
longer for more crowded buses, one can only expect cash fare revenue to
take another hit. Stay tuned.
*****
(415) 648-1904
MuniFareStrike [at] yahoo.com
http://www.MuniFareStrike.net
Feel free to forward this bulletin.
Bulletin #9
Monday, September 19, 2005
http://www.MuniFareStrike.net
THE MUNI FARE STRIKE CONTINUES!
PAY MORE TO WAIT LONGER? NO WAY!
STOP THE SERVICE CUTS!
REVERSE THE FARE HIKE!
BELOW:
*** United Press Conference Against Muni Service Cuts
*** Muni Cash Fare Revenue Stays Flat
*** UNITED PRESS CONFERENCE AGAINST MUNI SERVICE CUTS
The Coalition for Transit Justice, Social Strike and Muni Fare Strike
have come together to rally against the upcoming Muni service cuts. We
will be holding a united press conference this Thursday, September 22,
at Noon, at 16th and Mission. Everyone is welcome.
Starting Saturday, September 24, Muni plans to cut service on more than
thirty lines. Although Muni plastered the city with signs about its
recent fare hike, they have been pretty quiet about the impending service
cuts.
But riders will surely notice, starting Saturday. Many lines will have
fewer buses, including major routes like the 14-Mission, 22-Fillmore,
24-Divisadero, 38-Geary, and 47/49-Van Ness. On these and other lines
riders will be forced to wait longer and to ride buses that will be even
more crowded.
Some lines will shut down altogether at certain times, such as the
7-Haight, which will lose all its mid-day and weekend runs. On some lines,
routes will be shortened. For example, the 26-Valencia will no longer
go to SF State, and the 66-Quintara will no longer go downtown.
For a complete list of of cuts, listed by line, check out
http://www.MuniFareStrike.net/31962.html.
In addition to forcing Muni riders to wait longer for more-crowded
buses, these service cuts will inevitably drive many riders off Muni and
into their cars, thus reducing Muni revenues, and making our streets more
congested for both drivers and pedestrians.
Muni had previously talked about reducing service on the Metro lines --
the J, K, L, M and N -- but now they claim that cuts to these lines
"are not taking place in September." October? November? Maybe for
Christmas.
Of course, these service cuts are even more outrageous, given the
recent 20% to 40% increase in fares. Muni's managers apparently expect us to
have such a short memory that we won't realize that we are paying more
for less.
Right now, solidarity in action is the watchword. So, whether you are
part of the Coalition for Transit Justice, Social Strike, Muni Fare
Strike or are just an angry rider, come on out to the united press
conference on Thursday if you can. Basta!
*** MUNI CASH FARE REVENUE STAYS FLAT
We reported last week that we were told to direct all information
requests about Muni revenue to Maggie Lynch, Muni's public relations
officer, instead of Muni's revenue department. And so we did. However, Ms.
Lynch did not answer our calls for several days. Then, after the
much-appreciated intervention of Supervisor Chris Daly, we got our calls
returned, and, after a couple more days, we finally got some new revenue
figures.
The news isn't all that good for Muni's managers. As we reported
previously, Muni collected an average of $169,011 per day on Monday, August
29 through Wednesday, August 31. This was the week that San Francisco's
public schools reopened. Yet on Thursday, September 1, the day the fare
increase was implemented, and the first day of the fare strike, cash
fare revenue declined to $150,529.
The new figures given to us by Muni include weekday cash revenue
through Friday, September 9. The average cash revenue on those weekdays was
$168,342 (excluding the Friday before the Labor Day weekend and Labor
Day itself, both of which were considerably below normal).
While that $168,000 is up from the $150,000 of the first day, it is
still below the $169,000 average in the days just before the fare hike.
In other words, despite Muni's fare increase of 20% for adults, and 40%
for youth, seniors and the disabled, weekday cash fare revenue has
remained virtually flat during this period. That won't even pay for all
those "new fare" signs they stuck up everywhere.
When Muni's service cuts hit next Saturday, forcing Muni riders to wait
longer for more crowded buses, one can only expect cash fare revenue to
take another hit. Stay tuned.
*****
(415) 648-1904
MuniFareStrike [at] yahoo.com
http://www.MuniFareStrike.net
Feel free to forward this bulletin.
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One question, has anybody looked at whether the sales of fast passes increased in September 2005? If so, how much?
Its possible that could explain the difference in cashbox fares as the cost of the fast pass remained the same.
Its possible that could explain the difference in cashbox fares as the cost of the fast pass remained the same.
but didn't the C of TJ endorse the social strike? then doesn't that get them the leninist or anarchist seal of approval or whatever sectarian approval that's necessary?
While the Coalition for Transit Justice's website linked to notices promoting the fare strike, it never officially endorsed the strike. It has expended no energy or political capital to make it a success.
Basically the CTJ went AWOL once it became evident that their lobbying campaign had failed. There are now signs that possibly it's ready to come out of hibernation and throw itself behind an effort that has a chance of success--the fare strike.
Basically the CTJ went AWOL once it became evident that their lobbying campaign had failed. There are now signs that possibly it's ready to come out of hibernation and throw itself behind an effort that has a chance of success--the fare strike.
socialstrike.net
just don't pay. If the driver objects, get off the bus and walk away. Come back in five minutes and catch the next bus. Some people have been doing this for years, and have never even been cited. If you're cited, pay the fine and keep striking. You'll make the money back very quickly.
yeah, or just get on the back door. everyone is still jumping on the back doors *en masse*. if the numbers that have been crunched are right, muni is losing money because both i.) the number of riders has dropped AND ii.) people are fare evading in greater numbers.
I do agree that nonprofit workers and social workers, people who are working within the system to "make change" or "make the world a better place" are by definition uninterested in effecting large-scale change because they would then be out of a paid job.
However, I don't appreciate the way Kevin has to attack and demean everyone he agrees with. I don't think it justifies those who disagree with his verbiage attacking him right back.
However, I don't appreciate the way Kevin has to attack and demean everyone he agrees with. I don't think it justifies those who disagree with his verbiage attacking him right back.
My earlier point, censored now, is that the objective role of groups like Coalition for Transit Justice is to feed illusions about the charcter of working people's powerlessness to working people. In doing this outfits like Coalition for Transit Justice simultaneously try to buy themselves a small, miserable piece of government power. They are a tendency within capitalist politics, a part of capital, even if they are a part of capital that loses all the time.
I hope this doesn't get censored like the last post did.
I hope this doesn't get censored like the last post did.
My earlier point, censored now, is that the objective role of groups like Coalition for Transit Justice is to feed illusions about the charcter of working people's powerlessness to working people. In doing this outfits like Coalition for Transit Justice simultaneously try to buy themselves a small, miserable piece of government power. They are a tendency within capitalist politics, a part of capital, even if they are a part of capital that loses all the time.
I hope this doesn't get censored like the last post did.
I hope this doesn't get censored like the last post did.
Social workers and career employees of non-profits have a direct material stake in the perpetuation of the existing state of things.
The reason the recent effort to foment an Italian-style self-reduction campaign against austerity measures on MUNI was important was because:
1. It means direct action -- the antithesis of voting and venting at City Hall,
2. It means direct solidarity between the wage-slaves who are exploited by MUNI and the wage slaves who have to ride MUNI to our places of wage-slavery;
3. It involves a (hopefully) large-scale collective attack by working people against market relations. We take what we need and get what we need by flouting the illusion that using money and market mechanism are necessary, natural and inevitable, and,
4. It means going outside of and against the conventional decision-making apparatus of democratic capitalist society. We take mass action against what the democratic state does to us and against us.
Any action of this sort should be clearly seen as a step towards creating a direct-action, working class oriented, anti-market/anti-state politics rooted in the everyday life experiences of the exploited class. Professional liberal complainers like C. for Transit Justice are a clear impediment to that. There is nothing to conceed to outfits like Coaltion for Transit Justice. Their politics are no good, and they have been totally feeble in their efforts to assert their politics as well.
I hope this point doesn't get censored just to molify some sniveling liberals...
The reason the recent effort to foment an Italian-style self-reduction campaign against austerity measures on MUNI was important was because:
1. It means direct action -- the antithesis of voting and venting at City Hall,
2. It means direct solidarity between the wage-slaves who are exploited by MUNI and the wage slaves who have to ride MUNI to our places of wage-slavery;
3. It involves a (hopefully) large-scale collective attack by working people against market relations. We take what we need and get what we need by flouting the illusion that using money and market mechanism are necessary, natural and inevitable, and,
4. It means going outside of and against the conventional decision-making apparatus of democratic capitalist society. We take mass action against what the democratic state does to us and against us.
Any action of this sort should be clearly seen as a step towards creating a direct-action, working class oriented, anti-market/anti-state politics rooted in the everyday life experiences of the exploited class. Professional liberal complainers like C. for Transit Justice are a clear impediment to that. There is nothing to conceed to outfits like Coaltion for Transit Justice. Their politics are no good, and they have been totally feeble in their efforts to assert their politics as well.
I hope this point doesn't get censored just to molify some sniveling liberals...
what does s.f. today have to do with an *italian style campaign*?
who does this guy think he is, berlusconi? or the red brigades?
who does this guy think he is, berlusconi? or the red brigades?
This should make it clear for you:
http://www.infoshop.org/myep/love2.html
http://www.infoshop.org/myep/love2.html
i think max anger is from the coalition of transit justice, ben jacobs is from muni fare strike, toninegri is from social strike and kevin keating is from the coalition AGAINST transit justice.
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